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Webster 1913 Edition

Malleable

Mal′le-a-ble

,
Adj.
[F.
malléable
, fr. LL.
malleare
to hammer. See
Malleate
.]
1.
Capable of being extended or shaped by beating with a hammer, or by the pressure of rollers; – applied to metals.
Malleable iron
,
iron that is capable of extension or of being shaped under the hammer; decarbonized cast iron. See under
Iron
.
–
Malleable iron castings
,
articles cast from pig iron and made malleable by heating then for several days in the presence of some substance, as hematite, which deprives the cast iron of some of its carbon.

Webster 1828 Edition

Malleable

MAL'LEABLE

,
Adj.
[L. malleus. See Mall.] That may be drawn out and extended by beating; capable of extension by the hammer; a quality of metals, particularly of gold.

Definition 2024

malléable

malléable

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French

Adjective

malléable m, f ‎(plural malléables)

  1. malleable (able to be hammered into thin sheets)

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